The US promised to stop Communism or "contain it."
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According to the Truman Doctrine, the United States should have done something about the incident. Truman believed that it was the place of the United States to support people who are being subjugated.
The policy of the United States to provide aid to countries attempting to prevent a communist takeover was called the Truman Doctrine. Harry S. Truman was America's 33rd President.
The Truman Doctrine was an act of aggression because it stated that the United States would support Italy or Greece if the Soviet Union attacked either country. Essentially, it showed how willing Truman was to go to war with the U.S.S.R. by becoming allied with it's enemies.
it was written so that the U.S could help out (prevent) countries who were thinking about becoming Communists
Some opponents objected to American interference in other nations affairs. Others argued that the United States could not afford to carry on a global crusade against cmmunism.